[PADG:197] Re: Buckram for library book repair

["Werner C Haun" <whau@xxxxxxx>]

LBS also has a "Conservation" Buckram that we use for making cases which
works well.  It can be ordered through their Archival Products Division:
http://www.archival.com/products/cloth.shtml.

~werner

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Werner Haun
Collections Conservator
Head of Collections Care Section
BCCD, LM G-19
Library of Congress
Washington, DC  20540-4522

voice: 202-707-6579
fax: 202-707-3434
email: whau@xxxxxxx


>>> szachary@xxxxxxxxx 9/22/2004 11:10:28 AM >>>
Diane,
We have started using LBS poly-cotton C-cloth in place of D-grade
buckram
for our in-house recasing. See http://www.lbsbind.com/ 
The cloth is sturdy, looks good, adheres with our PVAs, and is
flexible
enough to work by hand. You may order the cloth in rolls, sheets, or
pre-cut sizes.

We also use the English finish buckram and it works well for us. We're
using up old stocks of this buckram; I'm not sure how much longer
supplies
and color selection will be readily available on the market in the
kind
of limited quantities a hand repair unit uses.

Shannon Zachary, Head, Conservation Services
Preservation Division, University Library
The University of Michigan
837 Greene St. / 3202 Buhr Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1048
Phone: 734/763-6980 Fax: 734/763-7886
email: szachary@xxxxxxxxx 


On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Diane Westerfield wrote:

> Please excuse any cross posting)
>
> I'm the bindery coordinator in a mid-sized academic library.  We
> perform simple book repair, up to casing in with new endsheets.  I'm
> coming to the end of my inherited stock of buckram of unknown
> provenance, and thinking about what buckram or other material I
should
> purchase.
>
> My basic quandary is this.  I know that the heavy weight buckram
used
> by commercial binders is available and it's tough stuff.  However,
since
> book repair takes a back seat to bindery prep around here, you have
to
> be a bit motivated to get to the repairs.  F-grade buckram is not
going
> to help with the motivation; despite its good properties it's not
> aesthetically pleasing and looks difficult to work with.  The
thickness
> of the fabric makes it unattractive for spine repairs where it will
be
> obvious underneath the lifted fabric of the original binding.
>
> So, I'd like to get the expert opinion on this - could I get away
with
> using a lower-weight buckram like the Joanna (English finish)
buckram
> offered by Talas?  The samples look pretty similar to the old
buckram
> we've been using.   If there are other alternatives please let me
know.
>
> I have the Talas Canapetta sample too, and although attractive, the
> fabric seems a little too nubby for library repairs - I imagine it
would
> be prone to fraying and to rubbing the bindings of adjacent books on
the
> shelf.
>
> Thanks,
> Diane Westerfield, Bindery/Preservation Coordinator
> Loyola University Chicago, Cudahy Library Bindery
> dwester@xxxxxxx 
> 773-508-2628
>
>
>
>